In a typical craniosacral session, you will usually lie (or sometimes sit) fully-clothed on a treatment couch. The therapist will make contact by placing their hands lightly on your body and tuning in.

The first thing you will probably notice is a sense of deep relaxation, which will generally last throughout the session. This release of tension often extends into everyday life.

Sometimes the benefits are not immediately noticeable but become obvious on returning to a familiar environment. The work is often deeply moving and exhilarating.

Craniosacral therapy developed from the work of an American osteopath, Dr William Sutherland in the early 1900s. He discovered intrinsic movements of the bones in the head and his further research revealed different rhythms in the body. He inferred, from further observation, and later went on to demonstrate to his satisfaction, that these movements are inextricably linked with mental and emotional health and that restriction of these movements corresponds to a reduction of the natural capacity to self-heal.

Craniosacral therapy has developed from clinical experience, which shows that health is something active and not just an absence of disease. Health is the expression of life, responsible for the organisation of the millions of things that are constantly happening in the body.

The above information was taken from the Craniosacral Therapy Association. For further information please see their Website www.craniosacral.co.uk and also www.craniosacral-therapy-information.org.uk

Shiatsu - A traditional hands-on Japanese healing artA specialist form of massage usually performed through loose clothing. It involves streching, leverage and leaning weight into various parts of the body to encourage greater harmony of energy, circulation, flexibilty and postural integrity.

It allows us to receive nurturing care, warmth and healing through non-intrusive touch.